Chords of: Protect The Land by: System Of A Down. (C, G, Cm, Ab) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Protect The Land” by System Of A Down is in C Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 222 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, Cm, Ab.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Ab → G → C → Ab → G → C → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:05 | 22% |
| C | 0:48 | 16% |
| Ab | 0:45 | 15% |
| Cm | 0:27 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:26 | 9% |
| F | 0:22 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| G7 | 0:09 | 3% |
C – Ab – F – C – F – Ab – F6 – C – Ab – C – Ab – C – Ab – C – Ab – C – Ab – F7 – C – F6 – Ab – G – C – Ab – G – F6 – C – Ab – G – C – F7 – Abmaj7 – F – G – F – G – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – G – Cm – Ab – Ebmaj7 – G – C/G – G7 – Ab – G7 – …
